Guest post by Alice Bilbrey I've been a long-time user of Google Docs and Google Classroom as a part of my teaching practice, so I was thrilled when I received the go-ahead from TMI to open up a Google Classroom for my AP English Language and Composition course. I explained to my juniors that a … Continue reading Join Me in the Cloud: Guest Post by @alice_bilbrey – @TeachToLead #TTLNetwork #TTLSummit #TMILearns
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German Education Part One: Project-Based Learning – #BLOG365 Day 261 @TOPTeachGermany #TOPStudyTour #PBL #PBLChat
I have been holding off on posting about German education because I knew it would be a meaty post that required some time to flush out. So, this will be part one of a small series on German education. I can't do justice to the German education system in one blog post! Before I begin … Continue reading German Education Part One: Project-Based Learning – #BLOG365 Day 261 @TOPTeachGermany #TOPStudyTour #PBL #PBLChat
Museum Monday: Object Stories – #BLOG365 Day 241
Not the first time I write about object stories here. Probably not the last either. Today I began packing for our new adventure and I found an old favorite, Significant Objects. Imagine buying a small bauble at a thrift store and then creating a story to go along with it. A story of its origin and … Continue reading Museum Monday: Object Stories – #BLOG365 Day 241
Summer Reading: Can’t We Just Read? – #BLOG365 Day 240
Summer 1989. I remember the summer. My purple room. On my bed reading The Cay. Summer reading. I don't remember the book. I don't remember the characters or the plot. I remember being irritated with having to read it. I may have even skimmed it, and not really read it. Unusual for me. I love … Continue reading Summer Reading: Can’t We Just Read? – #BLOG365 Day 240
It’s Never the Same – #BLOG365 Day 239
This weekend my son and I watched season one of Anne with an "E" on Netflix. Growing up I was quite addicted to Anne of Green Gables, the book and the mini-series with Megan Follows. I was looking forward to watching the new series and sharing one of my favorite things with my son. It's … Continue reading It’s Never the Same – #BLOG365 Day 239
Museum Monday: Categorizing and Classifying With Museum Objects – #BLOG365 Day 224 #sschat #museumed
I've had a lot of down time lately, on planes and in airports, so I have been able to review and organize a lot of content from my museum school days. Today I found an activity I used to do with students that I had completely forgotten about. In introducing museums to our students … Continue reading Museum Monday: Categorizing and Classifying With Museum Objects – #BLOG365 Day 224 #sschat #museumed
Using Video to Improve Instruction: Part 2 – #BLOG365 Day 207 @NBPTS #nbctstrong
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post entitled Using Video to Improve Instruction. At the time I had come across an old video of when I was doing an object-based lesson with students in my sixth grade world history class. Today a friend shot another video of me doing a lesson, using reciprocal … Continue reading Using Video to Improve Instruction: Part 2 – #BLOG365 Day 207 @NBPTS #nbctstrong
Museum Monday: Museum Summer Reading-#BLOG365 Day 205
I know many of you are working on summer reading lists for your students. Although I am not a fan of rigid summer reading lists, I do hope you will consider a few of my favorite museum related children's book titles. . From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler By E.L. Konigsburg … Continue reading Museum Monday: Museum Summer Reading-#BLOG365 Day 205
Middle School is Not Too Old for Bedtime Stories -#BLOG365 Day 198
Last night as I tucked my son in to bed, I told him I missed the days of bedtime stories. (Honestly, the conversation started with us wishing for simpler days without homework, but I digress). And then my son said, "I'm not too old for bedtime stories." Inside my heart did somersaults. I was so … Continue reading Middle School is Not Too Old for Bedtime Stories -#BLOG365 Day 198
Ancient Egypt UbD Unit- #BLOG365 Day 190
Last year as we worked through some curriculum mapping in social studies we made a move to add in a choice of ancient culture for one of our third grade units. We left it pretty open so that units could evolve over time and teachers could explore a variety of cultures. We all know that … Continue reading Ancient Egypt UbD Unit- #BLOG365 Day 190
Jill Cross 